Just a note from much earlier in the thread (I have since added it to the House Rules section of the Group)
Bardic Inspiration and similar effects: Due to the vagaries of PbP, I'm making these abilities more powerful for players. Even if I've already announced the result or DC, you can still spend bardic inspiration or use one of those other abilities that can be used "after the roll, but before success or failure is announced." Having to wait for a player to get back to me is time consuming and I can edit the IC pretty easily if the action they take changes the results.
In this instance, an 11 hits the ogre, so Brue's bardic inspiration is not expended.